Iran Approves 2 New National Standards on Nanobubbles
According to the INIC, the first standard is related to the ‘microbubble technology - characterization of microbubbles – assessment of size and concentration indicators by laser diffraction method’.
Microbubble technology is used in various industries like cleaning, transportation, maintenance, agriculture, aquaculture, food and beverage, cosmetics and health care, and biomedicine. This list is expected to expand and become even more common as microbubble technology develops. Now, methods for assessing microbubble characteristics like size and concentration indices are becoming necessary to clarify the performance of microbubble generating systems used for various applications. The purpose of developing this standard is to determine the evaluation method of the size and concentration indices of small bubbles, which is applied to the combined use of number-based size analysis and volume-based size analysis with laser diffraction method, the INIC explained.
The second standard is related to ‘fine bubble technology - cleaning applications - cleaning hard flooring surfaces - test method’, and the purpose of developing this standard is to determine a test method for cleaning hard flooring surfaces. This test method can be used to show a comparison of the cleaning performance of a fine bubble solution with an alternative cleaning solution for removing contaminants from a contaminated surface. This solution can be a substitute cleaner for another fine bubble solution, municipal tap water, or a commercially available cleaning solution with composition features specified by the manufacturer, the INIC added.
Earlier reports, in January, said that the nanobubble generating devices produced by an Iranian technological company had attracted many customers inside the country and had been used in over 100 greenhouses.
“At present, the nanobubble generating device manufactured by our company is used in more than 100 greenhouses in the country,” said Hossein Kazerouni, the managing director of the company.
“This year, we supplied two devices to the activists in the aquaculture sector and two devices to wastewater treatment sector. This technology has also been used for algae removal, and marketing continues in this field,” he added.
“Our products have also been exported to Armenia, Turkey, Afghanistan and Mexico, and the company has also received orders from Syria and Brazil,” Kazerouni said.
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